Robyn Pearson, Author at Mount Madonna School

Junior Robotics Team Enters Wonder League Competition

The first Mount Madonna School (MMS) junior robotics team recently began preparing for the Wonder League Robotics Competition. The MMS team is sponsored by parents and The Factory, a new lab program at MMS for ‘makers.’ The competition is open to students age 11 and under, and requires programming robots to complete seven missions.

Edutopia: Service Learning – Growing Action from the Roots of Passion

Edutopia, 11/9/2015, “Service Learning: Growing Actions from the Roots of Passion,” by Mount Madonna School fifth grade teacher and elementary science specialist, Jessica Cambell. Read her blog.

Honoring Traditions: Students’ Altar Celebrates Dia de los Muertos

By Sara Sobkoviak and Jenne Wood-Taylor

Last week was a bustle of activity in the Spanish classroom, where all students grades 3 through 11, helped to create pieces for a large, group ofrenda installation honoring D’a de los Muertos .

Each Spanish class spent time learning about the cultural significance and origins of this important Latin American holiday.

Eggs, Chickens, Buddies and Berries: Students Experience a Working Farm

‘Wow! A new egg!’ said a wide-eyed six-year-old girl, extending her arm to show this ‘treasure.’ As students took turns wrapping their fingers around the egg’s warm brown shell, nearby classmates cuddled accommodating hens or peered through wooden pens, coming face to face with hairy goats.

Accreditation Photos

Rafting on the American River

Both middle school and high school students begin each school year with an outdoor bonding trip. The middle school goes camping and the high school goes river rafting. Teachers and students get to know each other in an informal setting before they enter their classrooms.

Volleyball

Student Spotlight: Louis Marshall

Name, age, grade, city of residence

Louis Marshall, 17, Grade 12, Corralitos

What inspires you?

I am inspired by people who bring creativity, passion and curiosity into every aspect of their life and who work tirelessly to achieve their dreams.

Setting the Pace: Cross Country Team Runs Towards Goals

Among the dozens of high school cross country runners throughout the county who are participating in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League (SCCAL) this season, the competition is very strong — including one nationally-ranked female athlete.

Meeting a Moral Hero: Student Connects with Jane Goodall

Four years ago, when Mount Madonna School (MMS) student Ronan Lee was in elementary school, he chose to learn about conservationist and biologist Jane Goodall for a class project on ‘moral heroes.’

The annual ‘moral heroes’ study is a special and much-anticipated part of the MMS third grade’s curriculum. Each student selects a person whose work, actions and life inspires them to research.